After Sabrina Belladonna’s partnership at the Velvet Underground came to an end, she reached out to thank me for letting her know her partners were stealing her equipment and asked to take me to lunch. I still didn’t know many people in LA so I gladly accepted. During lunch, she asked what my plans were…
Continue reading 25th anniversary of Isabella Sinclaire — Power Structures
My time at the Velvet Underground in Los Angeles was brief. The location was not great. My car got broken in to. I was used to knocking out 5-6 sessions a day by myself in NY and this place was lucky if they did 3-4 a day. But it was a new place so I…
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When I decided to move to LA in 1996, it wasn’t because I was ready to dive into the LA BDSM scene. I was married to my college boyfriend who was a musician, signed to a major label and they wanted him in LA so I came here with him. I never really gave it…
Continue reading 25th anniversary of Isabella Sinclaire — Gary and Pierre Silva
I learned a valuable lesson regarding my talents and my images while I was in NYC. I was a product and I had to start thinking like it. While working at the Nutcracker for 3+ years, I agreed to and did many photo shoots for them as a marketing tool. I actually never turned them…
Continue reading 25th anniversary of Isabella Sinclaire — Protect Your Rights
Rarely will you see pictures of me on my back or on my knees because my personal ideologies which formed very early in my career were that those positions showed vulnerability. And when asked to pose in those positions, I felt vulnerable. The photographer (who was female btw) wanted to get an above shot on…
Continue reading 25th anniversary of Isabella Sinclaire — Shot from Above
I’ve only shot with a handful of photographers. They were the chosen few and I can count them on both hands and this shoot is one of the reasons why. When I started advertising, I got solicited by dozens of photographers. Everyone wanted to shoot me. But mostly men. Although this image is one of…
Continue reading 25th anniversary of Isabella Sinclaire — Disdain
My love for Sci-fi medical came at a very early stage of my career. I always wanted to do scenes that I enjoyed and although I could play the naughty nurse, and have on many occasions, I found myself drawn to play that was a bit more twisted so I styled this shoot to reflect…
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I have always been incredibly modest. The few times I’ve posed in lingerie or provocative scantily clad clothing, I seemed to protect my crotch. Always with the gesture of “you can’t have this, it’s mine” and it was never intentional. But the more I pour through photos, the more I realize I was doing it.…
Continue reading 25th anniversary of Isabella Sinclaire — Modesty
Being a dominatrix has never been about being evil or harsh. Brutal or scary. Although I’ve been described by those many times. If I have been those things, it was by invitation. Energy transference is a real thing. Whatever darkness I gave, it has always been followed by light. Harshness is always followed by softness.…
Continue reading 25th anniversary of Isabella Sinclaire — Juxtaposition
I immediately began investing in fetish attire when I started working. Being from Alabama, the only time I had seen women in leather (or latex) was on TV. They had strength and undeniable bad ass attitudes so it will was easy to associate that with the cultivation of my naturally dominant personality. I felt like…
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